strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
river; stream; River; the ... river
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
recuperation; medical treatment
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level